I recently attended the Urban Axis IndyCon 2 in Decatur, GA, over the weekend of July 23-24, 2016. Jarvis Sheffield, founder of the Black Science Fiction Society, presented me with this opportunity. I served as the moderator for the Black Science Fiction panel. (That panel was the first time I got to meet a Jedi – live in the flesh.)

The road trip to and from the event with Jarvis Sheffield and Kwesi Jackson was fun and enlightening. I met a lot of interesting people at the two-day convention. It was great to be in the company of men and women (and their children) who wholeheartedly invest in their dreams. Many of the vendors are actively pushing the boundaries of what Black superheroes can look and feel like.

With iPhone in hand, I walked around the convention and interviewed a few of the artists in attendance. For Day One, I interviewed author Chasitie Sharron Goodman, business woman Trina Rezendes, graphic artist Isaiah Massey (aka IMass21), clothing designer Bruce Cunningham, artist/designer Kelly Crosby, and comic book artist Rod Brown. I also gave my impressions of the panel I moderated.

Here are the videos from Day One: